Tue, March 23, 2021
7:00 pm CDT
Special screening and filmmaker Q&A of the documentary “Shinmachi: Stronger Than a Tsunami."
The documentary highlights the Japanese business district in Hilo called Shinmachi that was destroyed by a deadly tsunami on April 1, 1946. Hear from surviving residents who salvaged what they could only to have the district wiped out again by another deadly tsunami in 1960.
Registration closes on Tuesday, March 23 at 10:00am HST.
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Thu, Mar 25, 2021
12 - 1pm
Eisenhower Library Lunch & Learn:
Japanese Nebraskans in Western Nebraska (1900-1960)
Sponsored by the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum
Historian Sandra Reddish will share the general history of Japanese immigrating to the United States and settling in the Great Plains region.
Free webinar (video or phone dial-in)
Google Meet: meet.google.com/zzh-bjup-hvi
Telephone: 617-675-4444 (PIN: 453 948 864 2803#)
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Tue, March 30, 2021
5:30 - 7:00 pm
JACL San Diego
Annual Members Meeting
Learn what JACL San Diego has achieved this past year and hear a short presentation from Doris Bittar of the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee speak on "Who Are Arab Americans?" as we build bridges with other communities and discuss how their experiences relate to the experiences of Japanese Americans.
Please RSVP to [email protected] to receive the link.
We look forward to seeing you.